Chapter One: The Arrival

Ginny eyed Harry with growing suspicion. "Panem?" she asked.

"Come on, I saw this bird in the owlery and it said something about trouble. I thought it was a patroness but Hermione says it was real. Not just REAL but from the future. She called it a jabber jay!"

Ginny looked flabbergasted. "A jabber jay?"

"YES!" Harry almost screamed; exasperated. "From America in the future. Apparently they show up all the time. So Hermione said we could use her old time turner, and go to the future; to America!" Harry was obviously beyond excited at this point.

"And Ron?"

"He wants to come, naturally and so does Hermione. You know them… always up for an adventure. But I said it was your choice, they're my best friends but you're my girlfriend."

Ginny sighed. "When do we leave?"

"Brilliant!" Harry kissed her swiftly on the cheek, and turned to leave. But not before yelling over his shoulder, "An hour, I'll go tell Ron and Hermione, they can consider it a belayed honeymoon."

An hour later, the four of them stood silently, while Hermione fiddled with the hourglass necklace.

"I think I nearly got it, it will take us to the exact location the jabber jay came from." Hermione coos. "This is so exciting! The famous three back together again! And Ginny, you're a good addition."

"Thanks" Ginny mumbles.

"Yah, I'm thrilled that we're taking my baby sister with us!" Ron laughs, sarcastically.

"RON!" Hermione and Ginny yell and slap him.

"Is everyone ready?" Hermione looked at each of them, but she didn't wait for an answer. "Three, two, one."

Time swirled and the four wizards held tightly to each other. Finally time settled on a specific time, though Harry had no idea what time that might be. They were in a small forest with tall trees and berry bushes.

"Lets put the invisibility cloak on, we won't fit in completely, but our ankles showing is better than all of us showing." Hermione pulled Harry's cloak out of her bag, and threw it over them.

"Who do you think is here?" Harry asks.

"I don't know." Hermione mutters. "But we should be cautious."

"Shh I hear someone coming!" Ginny whispers, and put her finger to her lips. Sure enough a second later a large boy, wearing muggle clothes, was running by. In his hand he held a sword dripping with blood. However he did not have any visible injuries. Harry slowly pulled Ginny closer. But then the boy clasped, and dropped the sword nearby.

"He needs help!" Ginny runs out, Harry in tow. Hermione and Ron are close behind. The boy has bug- like bites all over him, but he's breathing. With a flick of her wand, Hermione clears the bites, but she dares not wake him.

"That's some sword." Ron whistles. "Probably hurt some bloke real bad."

"We can follow his steps, maybe we can help him." Harry suggests. They follow the bloody trail the large boy had made to a spot below a partially large tree. There is blood everywhere; on the ground, splattered in the bushes. Hermione and Ginny both gulp.

"Don't be such girls." Ron smirks, but Harry can't help gulp a bit too. Hermione then hits Ron, obviously not too astonished to beat her husband.

"Seriously, this doesn't look good." Harry scans the scene for any hints. "Someone's been hurt." He then spies another, smaller set of footprints. Harry points to them, "Come on."

The other three follow him as he follows the path. The steps are staggered, like the person was stumbling. They go on for about a 100 yards, before ending at a shallow ditch. Inside lays a girl, clearly about 16. She has long brown hair, pulled back in a braid and she is wearing the same muggle clothes as the other boy. She also sports similar bug bites and a couple burns.

"What is going here?" Ginny whispers. And she falls, kneeling, at the girls side.

Hermione, on the other hand, takes action healing the bites and burns. "She's alive, but not well. We should stay, she's weak. And she seems harmless." As she says this her eyes flicker to a bow and sheath of arrows lying feet away.